Overview

Detailed Description

Windows Vista™ and Windows 7 Compatibility

Enhanced Mirror Database Capability

Improved Database Field Editing

Fast Find Improvements

Differences in Program Versions

Hardware Requirements

Magnetic Stripe Encoding

Installing the Hardware

Video Capture Board

Security Key

Installing the Dongle

Installing the Dongle Software

Monitoring License Use

Multi-License Dongles

Multiple Network Dongle License Servers

Multiple Dongles on a Single Network Dongle License Server

Setting up Access to a Dongle License Server

Software Requirements

Installing the ID Badge Software

Introduction

Starting The ID Badge Software

Operations Tutorial

To Open The Sample Database

Moving Around The Database

Sorting The Badge Order

Selecting Badges From The Database

Capturing A Photograph

Modifying An Existing Badge

Capturing A New Photograph

Printing A Badge

Deleting A Badge

Design Tutorial

Badge Template Design

Database Design

Designing Your First Badge Template

Changing The Background Badge Color

Adding A Photograph Holder

Adding A Graphic Holder

Adding A Text Holder

Adding A Bar Code Holder

Deleting A Holder

Bringing A Holder To The Foreground

Saving Your Badge Template Design

Designing Your First Badge Database

Adding User Information

Creating A Database

Summary

The ID Badge Main Screen

The Menu and Tool Bar

The ID Badge Software Menu

Permanent Menu Items

Database Access Menu Items

The Menu and Tool Bar

The ID Badge Software Tool Bar

Introduction to Badge Design

Badge Template Design

Badge Picture Backgrounds

Badge Resizing

Badge Data Holders

Cut, Copy and Paste Data Holders

Badge Data Holder Characteristics

Photo/Bitmap Transparency

Resizing A Rectangle

Using the Snap Feature

Saving Your Badge Template Design

Database Design

Database Definition

Database Creation Wizard

Expert Mode Database Creation

Defining a New Database Using The Database Creation Wizard

Selecting the Wizard Mode or the Expert Mode

Providing a database name

Defining the Database Fields

Selecting the Badge Design

Finishing the Wizard

Defining a New Database Using Expert Mode

Database Organization

Modifying An Existing Database

Database Redefinition

Changing the Field Definitions

Currently Active Fields

Adding New Fields

Reassigning the Fields

User Information

Changing The Badge Design

Converting an Earlier Database

Changing the Badge Design

Display Modes

Design Mode Display

Assignment Mode Display

Actual Mode Display

Changing Rectangle Parameters

Redefining Badge Field Assignments

Redefining the Multi-Bitmap Settings

Completing The Changes

Adding a New Badge Design

When no suitable template file exists

When a suitable template file exists

Reassigning A Badge Template

Which Method To Select

Modify Field Settings

Changing, Adding and Deleting Field Name Aliases

Modifying Numeric Field Characteristics

Modifying Logical Field Characteristics

Setting the Field Display Order

Changing Compression Method

Setting the Auto Fill In, Locked, Hidden, Alarm and Preset Fields

Attaching to an Existing Database

Create a New .IDC File

Creating a Data Source

Selecting the Foreign Table

Setting Up the Database Fields

Defining the Templates and Photo Compression Method

Selecting A Badge Template

Photographs, Fingerprints and Signatures

Selecting the Compressing Method

Database Field Assignments

Photo Holder Renaming

Preventing Data Modification

Designing Template Files

Using Templates with Databases

Existing Templates Files

Existing Templates within Databases

How to make the Database Single or Double Sided

Assigning Fields to Double-sided Badges

Resizing Badges

Introduction to Program Operation

Open an Existing Badge Database

Create a Custom Badge Database

Create a Badge Database Suitable For ….

Opening an Existing Database

Adding and Changing Badge Data

Preset Fields

Hidden Fields

Clear and Reset Buttons

Date, Time and Timestamp Fields

Date Fields

Time Fields

Timestamp Fields

Setting Date, Time and Timestamp Fields

The Now button

The All Now button

The Time and Date Captured

Multiple Templates and the Changed Flag

Using the Auto Fill In Feature

Using the Locked Field Feature

When there are more than 10 fields

Capturing Video Photographs

Using the MCI or VFW Interface

Tune

Sizing the Photograph

Using a TWAIN Compatible Graphics Device

Capturing a Photograph from an Existing Bitmap

Capturing a Signature

Requirements for Signature Capture

Capturing a Signature

Some Signature Capture Tips

Capturing a Fingerprint

Using the Dossier Feature

Introduction

Designing the Dossier Template

Assigning the Dossier to a Database

Specifying the Dossier Design

Displaying the Dossier

Printing a Dossier

Other Uses for the Dossier Feature

Badge Sorting

The Purpose of Sorting

Specifying The Sort Order

Sorting Considerations

Badge Verification

Data Table View

Selecting a Record

Adjusting the Table Display

Changing the Sort Order

Exporting the Database

Badge Printing

Badge Selection

Selection Capabilities

Searching for Times and Dates

Case Sensitive Comparisons

Badge Deletion

Single Badge Deletion

Deleting Selected Badges

On-Line Help

Table Of Contents

Context Sensitive Help

Demonstration Mode

Double-sided Badges Databases

Capturing Photographs

Setting Up Your Own Central Database

Using an NESC Central Database

Image Storage Methods

Converting Between Methods

Existing Databases which use File Images

Existing Databases which use Database Image Storage

Exporting Images

Database Mirroring

Creating and Maintaining the Mirror

Using the Mirror

Synchronizing the Main Database

Synchronization Considerations

Verification Failures

Verification Successes

Verification Duplicates

New Optional Features

Setting the User Information

Supervisor or higher for Dossier Access

Video Capture/Print Badge in Browse Mode

Cache Badge Design Bitmap Images

Do Not Show Quick Launch Wizard

Enable Record Delete in Foreign Databases

Auto Open TeamTracer Action Capture Window

Setting the Dossier Template

Set Data Entry Control

Setting the Auto Fill In, Locked, Hidden, Alarm and Preset Fields

Set Magnetic Encoding

Data Type Verification

Set Smart Card Encoding

Introduction

Smart Card Configuration

Magicard Mifare Configuration

Memory Blocks

Trailer Blocks

Customized Formats

Encoding Mifare® Smart Cards

Set Photo File Path

Read Smart Card

Set Default TWAIN Source

Enabling Optional Features

Introduction

Determining the Features Available

Field Programming the Security Key

Introduction

The 5 Security Levels

Maintaining The User List

Server Mode

Hardware

Video Capture Board

Magenta Border Around Video

Scrambled Video Picture Or Poor Video Locking

No Picture

Erratic Operation

No Color In Video

No Video with an Integral FlashPoint Board

Poor Color with an Integral FlashPoint Board

Video Camera

Software

Cannot Find A File Component

ODBC Errors

Memory Allocation Error

Disk Full Error

Help Section Overview

Cannot Find Bitmap File

Cannot Find Photo File

Invalid Badge File

Error Accessing Video Capture System

Invalid Video Board

Overwriting An Existing Photo File

Incorrect Video Mode

Error Opening New Database

Opening A Database With More Than 10 Records

Error Opening An Existing Database

Attempting To Add More Than 10 Badges

Confirming Badge Deletion

Missing Or Incorrect Dialog Information

Error Accessing ODBC Drivers

No Badge Designs Found

Error Adding New Field Name

Error Creating New ODBC Data Source

Error Opening Existing ODBC Data Source

Error Creating Database

Error Writing Database Header File

Attempting To Read An Invalid Database Header File

Error Reading Database Files

Page Layout Error

Overwriting An Existing Page Layout File

Attempting To Overwrite An Existing Page Layout File

Error Reading Page Layout File

Attempting To Read An Invalid Page Layout File

Saving Badge Design Changes

Overwriting An Existing Badge Design File

Attempting To Overwrite An Existing Badge Design File

Error Adding Criteria

Criteria Parentheses Error

Rectangle Outside Badge Boundary

Text Color Same As Background

No Bitmap File Name

Bitmap File No Longer Available

Attempting To Move New Field To Old List

Cannot Move All Old Field Names

New Field Name Already Exists

Error Displaying Photo

Canceling Database Creation

Overwriting An Existing Database

Password Validation Suspended In Demo Mode

Invalid User Name And/Or Password

Attempting To Delete Last MASTER User

No Password Supplied

Attempting To Delete Current User

Attempting To Change Last MASTER User Level

About To Delete A User Name

About To Delete A Badge

Custom Badge Size Too Small

Database Creation Dialog

Adding A New Field Dialog

Modify Database Dialog

Add A New Record or Modify an Existing Record Dialog

Field Assignments Dialog

Data Holder Definition Dialog

User Control Dialog

User Name Maintenance Dialog

Current Record Dialog

Badge Sort Order Dialog

Badge Selection Criteria Dialog

Field Reassignment Dialog

Custom Size Dialog

Unable To Display Bar Code

Print Set Up Dialog

Page Information Dialog

User Information Dialog

Revise Badge Layout Cancel Dialog

Badge Layout Redesign Dialog

Video Capture Dialog

New User Data Dialog

Error Saving Photo or Bitmap from Video

Error Compressing JPEG File

Capture Bitmap Already Exists

Limiting Rectangle to 0.01in(0.3mm)

Recompression Warning

Recompression Dialog

Not Enough Disk Space for Recompression

All Old Fields Not Included in Redefinition

Edit Rectangle Data Dialog

Unable to find Bar Code Font

Fast Find Dialog

Change Database Templates

Border Color same as Background Color

Bad File Capture Type

Overwriting A Custom Badge Size File

Attempting To Overwrite A Custom Badge Size

Error Reading A Custom Badge Size

Attempting To Read An Invalid Custom Badge

Password File Encrypted with a Different Key Type

Enabling Optional Features

Attempting to Open a Database with more than 10 Fields

Signature Capture Window

Attempting to set Counter Increment to Zero

Creating a Data Source Name

Invalid Database Type

Table Selection

Cannot Locate Database

Cannot Locate Table

Unacceptable Foreign Database

Cannot Read Foreign Database Field Names

Inconsistent Photo Type

Field Assignment Dialog

Magnetic Stripe Data Assignment

Invalid Magnetic Stripe Data

Snap Data Dialog

Counter Value Exceeds Fixed Field Size

Reports Dialog

Photo Holder Selection Dialog

About to Purge Photo Holder Names

Bar Code Quiet Zone Too Wide

Database Information Dialog

Badge Resizing Too Small

Attaching to Existing Database Fields

Extracting Photos from Existing Bitmaps

Setting Program Parameters

Set Dossier Template Dialog

Insufficient Space Left in Record

Fingerprint Capture Dialog

Set Data Entry Control Dialog

Modify Field Settings Dialog

Print Badge Dialog

Preset Entries

Smart Card Configuration

Save Badge Design Changes

Using The Database Creation Wizard

Using The Alignment Toolbox

Converting Image Storage Method

Exporting Images

Using The Quick Launch Wizard

Data Table Display

Mirror Database Contains Changes (Admin Mode)

Mirror Database Contains Changes (Non-Admin Mode)

Mirror Database Synchronizing (Admin Mode)

Mirror Database Synchronizing (Non-Admin Mode)

Image Storage in the Database Required